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Lady Eliza Whitmoreland just wants to be left alone. A season and a husband are the last things she needs or wants. But when the ton's biggest rake tries to charm her, instead of rolling her eyes, she sees her chance. She challenges the blowhard to a game of chess. The prize? If she wins, he has to pretend to be her fiance for the rest of the season to get her mother off her back.

Rhys Sheffield, the Duke of Worthington, has bet his friends an ungodly sum of money that despite his loftiness, he can pass himself off as a servant at the house party of the Season. But when his ex-flame arrives and recognizes Rhys pretending to be a groomsman, she realizes it's the perfect opportunity to pay him back for breaking off their engagement. 

All of London knows Beau Bellham as the marquess of Bellingham, but only a trusted few know he also works for the Home Office. His specialty? Scouting out traitors to the Crown. So, when one of his friends pretends to be a footman at a house party in order to find a wife, Beau decides posing as a valet at the same gathering will be the perfect cover for him to spy on the men he suspects of treason. What Beau doesn't count on, however, is butting heads with a far-too-certain-of-herself maid who gives him hell at every turn. 

Um eine Wette mit Freunden zu gewinnen, gibt sich ein Duke als Stallknecht aus. Doch seine ehemalige Verlobte erkennt ihn in den Ställen und sinnt auf Rache. Er gibt sich als Stallknecht aus Rhys Sheffield, der Duke of Worthington, hat mit seinen Freunden um eine immense Summe gewettet, dass er...

Als ein Marquess sich als Kammerdiener ausgibt, um einen Verräter zu verhaften, schöpft ein freches Dienstmädchen Verdacht. Er hat einen streng geheimen Auftrag Ganz London kennt Beau Bellham als den Marquess of Bellingham, aber nur wenige wissen, dass er auch für das Innenministerium...

Hat die Liebe eine Chance, wenn eine temperamentvolle Aktivistin sich in einen Diener verliebt und erfährt, dass er in Wirklichkeit der Earl ist, der hinter der Sache steht, die sie ablehnt? Mögen die Spiele beginnen Jede nach Vermögen und Glück suchende Frau in London ist hinter dem...

Every fortune-hunting female in London is after the newly titled Earl of Drake, but he's intent on finding a wife whose heart is true. So, while drunkenly jesting with his friends in a pub one night, he has an idea - what if the ladies of the ton didn't know he was a wealthy earl? All he has to do is pose as a servant at his friend's summer country house party and make sure the guest list is full of beautiful, eligible debutantes. What could possibly go wrong?

Eine verzweifelte Schönheit der High Society muss sich zwischen der standesgemäßen Partie, die sie braucht, und dem unwiderstehlichen Anwalt entscheiden, dem ihr Herz nicht widerstehen kann. Seit Jahren gibt sie vor, alles sei in bester Ordnung. Miss Poppy Montfort hat den Skandal mit einem...

Sie hat es satt, eine Schachfigur zu sein. Lady Georgiana Chadwick hat genug. Genug von ihrem verschwenderischen Vater, genug von ihrem trägen Bruder und ganz sicher genug von ihrem lüsternen Verlobten– dem betagten Marquess of Henderville. Da ihre Flucht sorgfältig geplant ist, braucht...

Sie hat ein Geheimnis… Lady Beatrix Winslow ist aus freien Stücken ein Mauerblümchen – und aus der Not heraus eine Revolutionärin. Während London in ihr die schöne Tochter eines Dukes sieht, die sich hartnäckig weigert zu heiraten, führt Bea ein geheimes Doppelleben als B. Adroit, die...

Lady Jessica Whitmoreland has been waiting for her first Season her entire life and she has her eye on the best catch of the season, but when the gentleman of her dreams turns out to be a nightmare, what's a debutante to do?

A dutiful lady's maid, Miss Madeline Atwater knows precisely what her future holds: countless nights of dressing her mistress in silk gowns, pinning her hair in elegant curls, and selecting the perfect pair of slippers before sending her off to the ball. But Madeline harbors a secret dream. Just once, she'd like to be the one who attends the grand party—and tonight could be her chance. All she needs to do is borrow her mistress's cast-off dress and sneak downstairs during the Twelfth Night Ball . . .

When Veronica said "I do" to Sebastian Sinclair, Duke of Edgefield, she thought all her dreams had come true. He was dashing and doting, and she absolutely adored him—until he betrayed her trust, shattering their marriage, and her heart, into a million tiny bits. She hasn't seen her husband in the two years since, and she'd just as soon make it twenty. But when she learns that her beloved grandfather's dying wish is for her and Sebastian to attend the family's Christmastide celebration, she swallows her pride and asks him a favor: to pretend they're the happy couple they once were.

Miss Sophie Payton might be engaged, but she's not in love. The only man who ever captured her heart was Phillip Grayson—a soldier who was slain a year ago. But when her stepmother decrees that Sophie will marry Phillip's cousin, the new Duke of Harlowe, she's in no position to refuse. The ton thinks Phillip Grayson died a hero on the battlefields of Europe, but he's very much alive, and he has returned to London. He doesn't understand how Sophie could have betrayed him; she can't forgive him for letting her believe he was dead. And yet neither can deny the attraction between them.

Fresh off the battlefield, Captain David Ellsworth has returned home to discover the shocking and unwelcome news that he's the new Earl of Elmwood. Though David had no idea he was in line for a title, he and his sister must now navigate the snark-infested waters of the London ton. He knows how to be a soldier, an officer, and a brother, but he hasn't a clue how to be an earl. David will need all the help he can get. Even if it comes from the undeniably beautiful woman...who is the darling of the world he detests.

Ewan Fairchild, Viscount Clayton, has been busy ticking off the boxes for a bright future. Become a rising star in Parliament? Check. Find a lady he intends to marry? Check. Make his stables the envy of every man in London? Check, thanks to the prize Arabian thoroughbred he's just won at auction. Clayton's on his way to having it all and won't change course for anyone - not even the beautiful young woman next door.

A spirited lady facing spinsterhood. A common man with a noble mission. And a surprise that just might be waiting for them under the mistletoe in Kiss Me at Christmas by Valerie Bowman. Bow Street Runner Daffin Oakleaf abhors Christmas. Carol singing and holiday cheer only remind him of a dark time. When a close friend calls on him for help, Daffin is happy to capitalize on the distraction. But when he learns that the lovely Lady Regina is the one in danger, he’s to become bodyguard to the captivating woman.

Die Flitterwochen sind vorbei … Als Veronica Sebastian Sinclair, dem Duke of Edgefield, das Jawort gab, glaubte sie, alle ihre Träume seien wahr geworden. Er war schneidig und vernarrt in sie, und sie liebte ihn über alles – bis er ihr Vertrauen missbrauchte und ihre Ehe und ihr Herz in...

Ellie Lawson, 29 Jahre, Eventplanerin, hat einen Plan. Oder besser gesagt: hatte. Nach einem beruflichen Desaster und einem noch größeren Liebes-Fiasko flüchtet sie zurück in ihre Heimatstadt Harvest Hollow. Dort stürzt sie sich in die Planung des Harvest Festivals, um der Kleinstadt wieder Leben einzuhauchen. Aiden, ihr bester Freund aus Kindheitstagen ist nicht gerade begeistert von ihrer Rückkehr und noch weniger von ihren modernen Festivalideen.

Read by award-winning narrator Andi Arndt! Her narration brings the cozy atmosphere of the Honeycrisp Orchard Inn to life. For fans of the Lovelight series and The Christmas Tree Farm, this cozy Christmas romance follows an overworked publicist who is snowed in at the Honeycrisp Orchard Inn with...